Field-thrasher



(No Modl.)

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FIELD. THRASHEB.

No. 251,119. Patented Deo. 20,1881.

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HENRY JORY, OF MARYSVILLE, CALIFORNIA.

FIELD-THRASHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 251,119, dated December 20, 1881.

Application filed August 19, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY Joux, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marysville, in the county of Yuba and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Im provements in Attachments for Field-Thrashers; andldohereby declare the following tobeafull, clear, and exact description of the invention7 such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart ofthis speciication. y

This invention relates to improvementsl in attachments for moving horse powers employed to operate field thrashing-machines;

and it has for its object to so construct the horse-power thatit may be used in connection with and take the cut grain directly from that class of harvesting-machines known ashead ers,77 and provide easy facilities whereby the said grain may be conveyed to the cylinder of the thrasher.

It consists in a platform for receiving the grain from the harvester, erected upon the carriage-bed which supports the thrashing-machine, and extended alongside and across the feed end of the thrasher, and arranged on a level with or slightly above the feed-board of the said thrasher, so the grain can be readily conveyed onto the said feed-board, substantially as will be hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation, of my improvements as applied to a'moving horse-power and thrashing-machine.

a is a broad platform, suspended by hangers a a below the rear axle, a2, and it is suspended to the king-bolt below the front axle by any ordinary means, as shown. The driving or power wheels b b are supported on the axle a2, and are connected thereto by the ordi- A nary clutch mechanism. A pulley, b2, is iixed and intermediate mechanism. The th rasherc is placed centrally between, and so that its Weight will be supported equally by,thewheels b b.

d is the grain-table, which is erected on the platform a of the horse-power. It is arranged at one-.side and projects laterally over the power or driving wheel b', and is wide enough to permit considerable lateral variation by the horses from a direct line of motion, and still keep it under the delivery-spout c of the header-ma-v chine. Itis provided with a narrow breastboard, d', a rear end board, d2, and a back board, cl3. The back board, d3, extends from the end board, d2, alongside and nearly to the front end of the thrasher c. This back board extends upward to the top of and prevents the grain-heads from being thrown over the side into the thrasher. The forward end, 14,01 the grain-platform is extended laterally over the main platform a, and has fixed to it the front breast-board, d5, and side board, d6. The extension d* forms what, for convenience, l call the feed-board,7 because the grain is pushed directly off it into the thrashing-cylinder c. The feed-board is made of th same width as the ordinary feed-board of the thrasher, and the side board, d5, is arranged in line with the side of the thrasher. The extension or feed board d4 tits snugly against the front end of the thrasher. The extension and grain-table together make a strong frame, which extends half around and forms a substantialmeans for holding the thrasher in place on the platform a. The thrasher can easily be placed on the platform a and pushed into the recess or space made bythe grain-table and extension, and needs then to be secured on one side only by other fastenings.

e is astep fixed to the outside ofthe forward end of the grain-platform, and arranged in proper position so that a person may stand thereon and attend to the feeding of the grain IOO I have not deemed it necessary to show a header harvesting-machine. I have shown the end c of the delivery-spout of the header-machine in the position which it occupies to the ordinary header-Wagon.

It will be understood that the horse-power carrying the grain-table'is driven alongside of the header-machineinthesamerelativeposition .to the latter as that occupied by the ordinary 4Having thus described my invention, what I claim,and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- Ih a field thrashing-machine, a platform for receiving the grain from the harvester, erected upon the carriage bed which supports the thrashing-machine, and substantially on alevel with the feed-board of the said thrashing-machine, said platform being arrangedto extend along theside and across the feed end of the said thrasher, substantially as set forth.

1n testimony whereof l affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, on this 4th day of August, 1881.

4 HENRY JOEY. Witnesses:

P. B. TURPIN,

GEO. F. GRAHAM. 

